Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | never/rarely | Ref. | Dankwa, H.R., E.K. Abban and G.G. Teugels, 1999 |
Regulations | no regulations | Ref. | Dankwa, H.R., E.K. Abban and G.G. Teugels, 1999 |
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | Ref. | ||
Comments |
Polypterus senegalus senegalus is known from Volta basin (Ref. 2835, 8992, 52840), including Lake Volta (Ref. 3875, 89114). It is rarely used as food, but it is of aquarium importance; the species is not endangered (Ref. 30488). Also Ref. 11235, 30488. |
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States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/gh.html |